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, 1887-11-04
Values and Taxes In the South.

The assessed valuation of twelve south
ern states is now So, 064, SOO,413, as
against 50, 1874, 792, 795 in 1979-SO, an in
crease in seven years Of 5000, 900, 900.
The rate of taxation is now A S-5 on the
average, as against 8 3-5 seven years ago.
Taxation is highest in Texas, Alabama,
Louisiana, Kentucky and South Carolina
from 5 IA to Z 1-2-and lowest in
Mississippi, Georgia and North Carolina
from 2 1-2 to 3 "a. In other states the
tax is about A. The assessed valuation of
Texas is now 1921, 600, 900, and Texas not
only leads the twelve states in wealth,
but shows the greatest increase during
the last seven years, for in 1879 her as
sessed valuation was 1904, 900, 900. The
next largest valuation is that of Ken
lucky, $483, 600, 900, and the third is
Virginia, with a total of $341, 900, O00.-
Rochester Post-Express.
, 1887-11-04

An American gentleman who has re-
Gently Travelled through Japan says that
the japanese will in a few years be the
greatest railroad builders of the world.
AS yet there are only $40 miles of rail-
o in Japan, but many new roads are
projected. The japanese are good rail
road patrons; for even when they have no
business to transact they will ride back
and forth on the railroad until they nave
spent their last cent. And the beggars in
the large towns nearly always spend the
money which they get on a railroad trip.
New York Tribune.
, 1887-11-04

1 could never understand why people
choose boxes in a theatre. Their object
is certainly not to see and enjoy the play,
because one does not need to go into Il
box a second time to arrive at the conclu-
sion that that is impossible. There are
defects on the stage, lots of them, and
a person perched in a box cannot
avoid seeing them, and marking them,
too; that is, unless he is admiring the au-
dience, or, in case the spectator is a
woman, she wants to see if the audience
is admiring her. 1 say there are defects
on the stage, and will add that there is
not a company without them. Mine has
them, and l am free TO admit it. And
yet local managers think they are doing
something nice when they rush a news
paper critic into their box. They, of all
others, should have learned that a perfect
play seen from in front is not perfect
seen from a box.-Manager in Globe
Democrat.
, 1887-11-04

The pair of obelisks-one in London
and the other in New York city-were
erected by Thothmes III, in Heliopolis, be-
fore the Temple of the Sun-about 1000
B. G. They were three centuries later
removed from Heliopolis by Rameses II,
and set up in front of Caesars temple,
where they obtained the well known name
of ''Cleopatra's Needles. When his wars
were ended, Rameses II caused his name
and titles to be inscribed upon the obelisk
On each side of the inscriptions of his re-
nowned ancestor, Thothmes III. One of
these obelisks was removed to London in
1878, and the other was brought to the
United States, and erected on its pedestal
in Central Park in January, 1881. Its
height, including its base on which it
stands, is eighty feet, and its weight, with
pedestal and foundations, 712, 900 pounds.
1t is red granite from the quarries of
Syene.-"C. P. c." in Magazine of Amer
lean History.
, 1887-11-04

Its originator was DIR. Benjamin F.
Stephenson, a physician of Springfield,
Ills, who had served as surgeon in the
Fourteenth Illinois infantry during the
war. He first suggested the idea in Feb
ruary, 1866. Published accounts state
that Decatur, Ills, was the birthplace of
the order, but the only living comrade of
the four who were present at the first
muster and mutually took the obligation,
according to the ritual DIR. Stevenson had
prepared, says that it was founded at
Springfield.
The first formal organization of a post
occurred, however, beyond question, on
April 6, 1866, at the village of Decatur,
which contained only forty-three Union
soldiers.
Among the originators of the Grand
Army of the Republic were Messrs. Col
trim and Pryor, proprietors of The Deca-
tur Tribune, and their compositors, who
printed the first ritual of The Grand Army,
as written by DIR. Stephenson.
Soon after Post No. 2 was formed at
Springfield, and others were quickly in
stituted throughout Illinois, Wisconsin,
Indiana, Ohio, Iowa and Missouri.
On July 10, 1866, the first department
encampment was held at Springfield, Ills.
John NJ. Palmer was elected department
commander. New York Herald.
, 1887-11-04
The Antique PIgtaiI.

A curious evidence of the antiquity and
permanence of a Chinese fashion is the
presence of a newly discovered Hittite
seal, found near Tarsus, of figures with
that quasi-Mongohan appendage, the pig
tail, one of these being apparently an
eagle headed deity. The same %appendage
is to be seen on some of the monuments
which the British museum obtained from
the reputed site of Carchemish; and the
Khita warriors are depicted as similarly
adorned on the Egyptian painting of Abu-
Simbel. 1t appears the pigtail was i'm
posed on China by the Manchus Detroit
Free Press. a
, 1887-11-04

AT the New London county fair last
week John Troland, of this city, exhib-
tied the clock that licked for Lorenzo
Dow in his gambrel rooted house at Oxo-
boxo lake, six miles west of this city.
Elder Dow brought the clock from Eng
land. 1t is more than 100 years old. 1t
is a quaint and striking timepiece. There
is simply a rim dial plate, around which
two long crooked fingers creep, with
open air works behind it, no case, and
two or three brass weights on cords
dangle six feet below the face. 1t was
going during the fair, and attracted a
great deal of attention. Thousands of
people stopped before it, and elderly men
had many stories to tell of its famous
owner, Elder Dow's name being a house
hold word in this part of the state.
'Tain't what you'd call a pretty
piece" said one of the visitors, a stall
wart old farmer, who remembered the
eccentric preacher, ''but then Lorenzo
warn't a handsome %critter, an it looks
summit like him, tew. It's got his
voice, sure's yer born. New York Sun.
, 1887-11-04
. VERC0AT :

Our display of Overcoats this season is
larger and more varied than ever. We
can supply you with a light weight coat
for cool evenings for So. 90, $1,000, $500
and up to $500. We have medium
weight coats at all prices, and, regular
storm turner's from 5000 to $4,000. w
have had several styles madeEto order es.
pecially adapted to mountain wear and
for rough usage.
Our S. 100, $1,000. $500 and $500
Business Suits please every person who
lnspects them. They are great bargains.
We have a large mail order trade, and
it is increasing all the time. Non-resi-
dents find they can trade with us most
satisfactorily by letter.
Catalogues, samples and prices sent on
application.
, 1887-11-04

a white squall is one which produces
no diminution of light. This furious and
dangerous gust appears in clear weather
without any other warning han the
white foam it occasions on the surface of
the sea and q very thin haze. 1t usually
breaks upon a vessel when she is totally
unprepared for such a strain upon her
canvas and consequently proves n of
the most dangerous forms of the sailors
existence. A black squat is far less
dangerous, as it is usually preceded by
an accumulation of lark clouds and ac-
companied by heavy rain. Time is thus
given to trim sails and to avert peril
Chicago News.
, 1887-11-04

is particularly favorable to the contraction
of diphtheria. Heed the warning and
use Darbys Prophylactic Fluid. 1t at
once allays the inflammation of the throat,
subdues the pain and gives permanent re
lief. 1t promptly and effectually destroys
all contagion and diptheric germs. 1t is
a safeguard against diphtheria, and should
be used on the first symptoms Of sore
throat as a gargle.
, 1887-11-04

"Can you give me a position us UNI
pirei''
"Have you any of the qualifications
necessary for an umpirei''
"Well, yes; for twenty years I followed
the occupation of a horse thiefin the west,
and ] candidly believe that l escaped from
as many as forty mobs in that time. l
fiattcr myself that l can get away from a
lot of angry men as quick as any man in
the state"
"Of course we can give you n job; why
didn't you say that you had had expert
encel'-The Epoch.
, 1887-11-04

When the Spanish first began to colo
nize in Chill an Andalusian took three
grape plants from Seville to Valparaiso.
These increased and multiplied, and with
th6 addition Of the finest plants from
Bordeaux and Burgundy, Chill now ships
large quantities of wine all over Spanish
South America and to France, where it is
held in high esteem by the wine agents.
New York Tribune.
, 1887-11-04

Are quickly given to every part of the
body by Hoods Sarsaparilla. That tired
feeling is entirely overcome. The blood
is purified, enriched, and vitalized, and
carries health instead of disease to every
organ. The stomach is toned and strength
ened, the appetite restored. The kidneys
and liver are reused and invigorated. The
brain is refreshed, the mind made clear
and ready for work. Try it.
, 1887-11-04

When Henry Labouchere was at
Dieppe he asked a New Orleans beauty,
who is making a sensation there, what
was her beau ideal of happiness. She
said: Swinging in a hammock all day
and having about a dozen royal high.
nesses standing around tanning me-
The Argonaut.
, 1887-11-04

There is a magnificent formation Of
rock salt near the town of San Quentin,
Cal, fourteen miles long by three or four
wide, and from 100 to 1876 feet in depth,
forming an inexhaustible supply which
can be used to good advantage by ships
unloading at the port for ballast for the
return trip.-Chicago News.
, 1887-11-04

TERRITORY OF WYOMING.
COUNTY OF LARAMIE

TERRITORY OF WYOMING.
COUNTY OF LARAMIE
OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER AND
COLLECTOR OF TAXES,
CHEYENNE, Sept. 10, 1887.
All persons and corporations liable to
taxation are hereby notified that the tax
list of Laramie county for the year 1887
has this, the third Monday in September,
been placed in my hands for collection
according to law, and that said taxes are
now due and payable, at my office, with
out further notice.
Any tax remaining unpaid on the 3Oth
day of November, A. d. 1887, will be
delinquent, and subject to the addition of
a penalty of ten (l0) per centum, together
with interest and costs of collection.
ISAAC BERGMAN.
County Treasurer and Collector Of
, 1887-11-04

Pneumatic tubes are the latest fad Of
architects. Now they are mainly used for
shooting letters and papers to the upper
stories, but soon we shall nave them per-
fected TO the extent of doing away with
the elevator Chicago News.
, 1887-11-04
DON'T

let that cold of yours run on. You think
1t is a little thing. But it may run into
catarrh. Or into pneumonia. Or con-
sumption.
Catarrh is disgusting. Pneumonia is
dangerous. Consumption is death itself.
The breathing apparatus must be kept
healthy and clear of all Instructions and
offensive matter. Otherwise there is
trouble ahead.
All the diseases OF these parts, head,
nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs,
can be delightfully."- and entirely cured by
the use of Boschee's German Syrup. II
you don't know this already, thousands
and thousands of people can tell you.
They have been cured by it, and know
how it is, themselves" Bottle only rs
cents. Ask any druggist.
, 1887-11-04

M NNN OF the good things of this
NNNNNSS life are sorrowfully let
alone oil account of Dyspepsia. Ecker's
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Constipation; sold on a
positive guarantee at 25 and 90 cents, by
DIR. w. N, Hunt.
, 1887-11-04

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, 25 cents per
box. For sale by w. N. Hunt.
, 1887-11-04

The largest stock OF hne brandies, old
whiskies, choice hqueurs and superine
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
ytraata
, 1887-11-04
'NNO VCOSON

Is warranted, is because it is the best
Blood Preparation known. 1t will posi-
lively cure all Blood Diseases, purifes the
whole system, and thoroughly builds up the
constitution. Remember, we guarantee it.
DR.. w. n. Hunt.
, 1887-11-04

"A and reliable Medicines arc the best
oSN TO depend upon. Acker's BLOOD Ell
ixir has been prescribed for years for all lin
purities of the Blood. In every form of Scrof-
ulous, Syphilitic or Mercurial diseases, it is
invaluable. For rheumatism, has no equal.
DIR. w. N. Hunt,
, 1887-11-04
CURE Fit s!

whom 1 say cure i do not mean merely TO stop them for
n umo and then have them return again. mean a md.
iei cure. have made tho diseaso OF FITS, EPI.
LEPSf or FALLING SICKNESS a life long study, i
warrant my remedy to cure the worst casss. Because
others have failed IL no reason for not now receiving .
rnres send at once or a TREATISE and = Pre- Bottle Of my
'othing for a trial, and 1 will cure yon.
Address DR IL c. ROOT. Is5 Pearl ST.. New York.
, 1887-11-04

COURTESY Of Nvn. Arct
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
A Ersoc1ous n.,ccooN.

A lady vino was walking through one
OF the hammocks adjacent 10 town heard
hog making curious noise, und Oil go
ing to ascertain the cause, discovere l u fe-
roclous raccoon making persistent attack
on SOW. The latter was r.treating and
defending herself and q litter of young
pigs. The coon would seize the SOW by
the ear, she would shake him off, dash at
him and he would retreat, when she woul,
tart to run, only to be lied again by
her enemy. Finally the uproar attracted a
squad of other hogs. which rushed to the
sows assistance and succeeded in driving
the coon away. The latter, however, af-
ter abandoning the contest, stood bristles
up, and sulkily watching the hogs as they
moved of, whereupon the lady threw a
chunk at him. To her astonishment the
animal at once pounced upon her and be-
gan tearing her DIRE to pieces. After
much exertion she succeeded in
beating the coon off when he went up a
tree near by. The truth of this narrative
is vouched for by our well-known ecrlesi-
astical friend, the Rev. Benjamin Curtis
Sharp.-BrOoksrill Neacs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

.1ileo upon to end it. But I am sent
to mop the floor of this hosn;t.1 - sen'
Inc excited crowd understood tbe
reouke and quietly scattered to thor
work. ~ W 'le'r
80, First. said the old German mox;m
learn what you cannot do. Then d.
what you can" 4 w
49,, burns >, knew, for example, that he
was no Shakespeare or Milton. When
ne borrowed the language, the measure.
and methods of English poets. he vaa
weak; but when, in his own mother
tongue, ne sang of the woman and chill.
dren who were dear to him, of the
held-mice and the daisies that he saw
under his feet as he plowed, he
struck note which made his name as
immortal as that Of Scotland itself
"A swarm of inferior young artists, {"
says recent critic, copied the cloudy
nints OF Corot. or the vague grandeurs
OF Turner, and thus voluntarily have
extlnguished themselves. Millet. in
MS own manner, painted the peasants
and potato fields about his home of
barblzon, and the world was the gamer
by new and great pleasure"
1t is not only. among the authors.
artists, or leaders of the world, that
men lose power by straining to do work
that is too great for them. In every
school the boys and girls with mediocre
abilities are miserable because they
cannot rival those who take the high
prizes. In every family and community,
men and women are wretched because
they cannot reform great evils in the
world, or because, with ordinary brains,
they do not take high rank as authors.
professional men, or politicians.
Happiness comes promptly to him
who knows his own limits. and works
faithfully within them. The reward
was promised not to the woman who
tried to do what she could not, but who
did what she could.
The man who returned from his
journey called his servant to account
not for the ten talents given to his
brother-servant, but for the single
little one tied up in his napkin. The
hod-man will not be held responsible
by the Great Architect for the design
or for the lofty significance of the
temple; but he will he honored or dis
graced according as he has dealt we'll
or i'll with his little load of mortar
YOUTHS COMPANION.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
Painless Regulation.

1t is no longer question of dorbt-although
the contrary WIS once believod-that medicines
which produce violent effects are unsuited to
other than desperate emergencies In othc,
words, that super-potent remedies are calculat-
Ell to weaken and injure the system rather than
reform its irregularities. Among medicines Of
facilitating effect are cathartics and chola.
gogues which copiously and abruptly eyacuate
the bowels Because it does not do this, Hos.
tetter's Stomach Bitters is preferable to the
effects, it is sufficiently active to remedy
'chronic constipation. 1t relieves by invigorat-
Ing the intestines. and enables, not forces,
by nature. Promoting the secretion Of bile in
normal Quantities by its BEAUTIFULLY stimulate
Ing effect upon the liver, it is eminently con-
9uclve to digestion, and contributes in no small
degree to keep the bowels regular.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
TIE SLEEPY DISEASE

An interesting description of the
sleepy disease" peculiar to Africa, is
given in the journal of an African
Cruiser" The persons attacked by
this singular malady are those who
take little exercise, and live princi-
pally on vegetables, particularly cas-
sada and rice. Some observers ascribe
it to the cassada, which is supposed to
be strongly narcotic. Not improbably
the climate had much influence, the
disease being most prevalent in low
and marshy situations.
Irresistible drows;ness continually
weighs down the patient, who can be
kept awake only for the few moments
needful to take little food. When
this lethargy has lasted three or four
months, death comes-with tread that
the patient cannot hear-and makes
the slumber but little more sound.
I found the aspect Of Queen Maui
mee's beautiful granddaughter incon-
ceivably affecting. 1t was strange to
see her SO quiet, in sleep from which
it might be supposed she would awake
full of youthful life, and yet to know
that this was no refreshing slumber,
but spell in which she was fading
away from the eyes that loved her.
This young girl was but IA years of
age. With some difficulty she was
reused, and awoke with a frightened
cry, "a strange and broken murmur,
as if she were looking dimly out of
her sleep, and knew not whether our
figures were real or only the phanta-
sizes of dream.
Her eyes were wild and CLASSY, and
she seemed to be in pain. While
awake, there was nervous twitching
about her mouth and in her fingers;
but being again extended on the mat.
and left to herself, these symptoms of
disquietude passed away, and she al.
most Immediately sank again into the
deep and heavy sleep in which we
found her.
This poor, doomed girl had been suf-
fering-no, not suffering, for except
when forcibly aroused, there appears
to be no uneasiness-but she had been
lingering two months under this
sleepy disease.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
,me Matters and Things
Pertaining to Spiritual
Affairs,
|op7HY OF SERIOUS REFLEC-
TON.
,;stian Cordially Is the Warming and
rbpering Element in This World
Within Her Bounds-Gems
Of Thought.
Chistian Cordia,ity.

|Build in the cold, black, sooty fire.
Ice big wood fire, and, as the logs
hale and glow, look of rest will
me- into the weary, pale, sad face, the
nov old furniture will appear at its
r. best, the air will be sweeter to
lathe, and that once damp, uninyit-
chimney, SO unlovely to look upon,
now the center around which all
her, and from which good influences
,nate; the child loves and seeks its
NTH and gladness; the old sit peace
and contented by it, thankful for
best heat and cheer. So Christian
kdiality is the warming and cheering
uent in this world. Science has its
ce, wealth has more than its place,
q mans head and pocket must feel
! impulse which comes from the
! rt. The burning of the logs in the
kplace, we say, is merely setting free
prisoned sunshine, and the cordial
betting and hearty hand-shake are
setting free of the imprisoned sun
be Of a heart all aglow with the love
Christ.-W. W. Hoppi1, Jr.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
PUZZLED.

Gilbert Stuart, one of Americas
great portrait painters, was humorist
and delighted in harmless Jokes, such
as excited laugh but aroused no bit
terness. Once while he was travelling
IN crowded stage-coach, in England,
MS companions, curious to know the
business of the man who amused them
ny his witty remarks, questioned him
closely. In those days gentlemen
wore powdered hair tied in queues, and
ladies built up on their heads poma-
tuned top-knots. Stuart gravely re-
Piled to his first questioner, II some
tunes dress ladies' and gentlemen's
hair"
You are hair.dresser, them" said
one of the company.
What! do you take me for bar
Der" exclaimed Stuart, in a serious
tone.
Il beg pardon. but inferred as
much from what you said; may I ask
what then you are?"
why, / sometimes brush a GENTLE
mans coat or hat, or adjust cravats."
ooh, you are valet to some noble.
man."
Indeed, I am not! I am not sery-
ant-though, to be sure, I make coats
and waistcoats for gentlemen.
oh, YOU are tailor"
Tailor! do I look like one? las.
sure you that I never handled a
goose that was not roasted"
"What are you them" asked half.a-
dozen voices, for by this time all were
laughing uproariously.
I'll tell you, said Stuart. "What I
have said is literally true. I dress
hair, brush hats and coats, adjust
cravat, and make coats, waistcoats, and
breaches, and brush also boots and
Shoes"
"Ha! ha! a boot and shoemaker.
after ALI"
Guess again, gentlemen! I never
handled boot or shoe save for my own
feet; yet all I have said is true"
I'VE may as we'll give up guessing"
said one of the company; he's too much
for all of u.s."
Nov, gentlemen" said Stuart, TAX
ing pinch of snuff, IT will not play
the fool with you any longer. Upon
my word of honor, get my bread by
making faces" and he then so screwed
his countenance, that the stage-coach
shook with laughter.
There, just as thought!" exclaimed
one. "the gentleman is a comedian"
Il never was on the stage, and sell
dom see the inside of q playhouse"
answered Stuart.
The mystifed company looked at
each other with astonishment. Just
then the stage-coach stopped at the
place where Stuart was to get off.
Gentlemen" said he, "you will find
that all I have said of my various en-
pigments is included in these few
words-l am portrait painter. If YOU
will call at my studio in London, I
shall be ready to brush you a coat or
hat, dress your hair, supply you with
wig of any fashion; accommodate you
with coats or shoes, give you ruffles OF
cravats, and make faces for YOU"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
Il FLORIDA HEALTH oFF1cER.

A prominent gentleman from Lake
Worth arrived in the city yesterday. Be-
fore leaving here he supplied himself with
the proper certificate of hea tn. He sad
to gentleman here yesterday that before
reaching Enterprise the train was stopped
and negro stalked through demanding
the health certificate; that he purposely
held his certificate upside down, when the
negro took glance at it and pronounced it
all right. He was evidently too ignorant
to know whether it was being held upside
down Or not.-JacksonuiUe (Fza.) Tines
Union.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

Six WIDOWS live on six adjoining
farms in the town Of Venango, Pa. and,
what is more remarkable, they are all
Hendersons, being the widows OF the
late Henderson brothers, Thomas,
Samuel, Andrew, Stewart, William,
and Alexander.